Past tense of waft
regular verb
The past tense of waft is wafted. The past participle is also wafted.
Forms of waft
| Base form (V1) | waft /wɑft/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wafted |
| Past participle (V3) | wafted |
| Present participle | wafting |
| Third person singular | wafts |
Wafted in a sentence
- A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.
- There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam, and there the gold-filleted Hours welcomed her joyously.1914, Hesiod, “To Aphrodite”, in Hugh G. Evelyn-White, transl., The Homeric Hymns and Homerica (Loeb Classical Library; 57), Cambridge...
- The savory aroma of ham and eggs in Jubilee's special sauce wafted toward him.2006, Lila Guzmán, Rick Guzmán, Lorenzo and the Turncoat, Arte Publico Press, page 159. From the entry diego
- The delicate vanillalike aroma that gave the bush its name wafted around her.2000 February, Karen Robards, Ghost Moon, Dell Publishing, →ISBN, page 94. From the entry vanillalike
- Patting the older woman’s back, Beth inhaled the meatloafy air mixed with cinnamon potpourri that wafted from the house.2016, Krista Phillips, chapter 10, in A Side of Love, Spring Hill, Tenn.: One Woman’s Dream, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry meatloafy
Meaning of waft
- verb To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
- verb To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
- verb To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
Questions about the past tense of waft
- What is the past tense of waft?
- The past tense of waft is wafted.
- What is the past participle of waft?
- The past participle of waft is wafted.
- Is waft a regular or irregular verb?
- Waft is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: waft (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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